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Former FWC senior president charged with possessing child abuse material
Crime 2025-08-05 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A legal academic and former senior president of the Fair Work Commission is facing charges after child abuse material allegedly flashed on his screen during a lecture at Monash University.

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AUSTRAC brings court action against pokies giant Mounties
Gaming 2025-07-30 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

AUSTRAC has launched proceedings against gaming club group Mounties, alleging the company engaged in serious and systemic non-compliance with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws.

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Appeals court clarifies when it is a crime to prevent payout of employee wages
Employment 2025-07-15 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has held that directors cannot be found guilty of unlawfully making a deal to prevent employees from receiving their entitlements if they believe they could be paid out under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme.

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Judge OKs Banksia receiver’s $10M deal with Mark Elliott estate, notes perversity of trust law
Class Actions 2025-07-07 11:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has given the greenlight to a $10 million settlement with entities linked to late solicitor and Banksia class action mastermind Mark Elliott, noting the “perverse” difficulty of recovering more of the $70 million in assets held on trust.

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Qantas targeted in cyberattack affecting 6M customers
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-07-02 1:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A cyber criminal has targeted a Qantas call centre that holds the records of six million customers, in an attack exposing a “significant” amount of data.

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Slater & Gordon emailer dodges criminal charges
Business of Law 2025-06-12 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Police will not lay charges over an email sent to Slater & Gordon staff that leaked employees’ pay details, the plaintiff firm said Thursday.

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Tasmanian jumping castle operator acquitted but still faces class action
Class Actions 2025-06-06 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A magistrate has cleared a Tasmanian jumping castle operator of criminal wrongdoing for her alleged role in a tragedy that killed six children in 2021, but a related class action against her and the state government will continue. 

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‘Chorus of deflections’: ASIC slams Star board’s ‘apathy’ over AML/CTF breaches
Trials 2025-05-12 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Star Entertainment’s management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.

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Lawyer struck from roll after conviction for supplying drugs to bikie gang
Legal Ethics 2025-04-29 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A lawyer who assisted members of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang by forging documents and helping supply methamphetamine has been struck off the roll. NSW-based lawyer Alina Yousif was found guilty of knowingly taking part in the supply of a prohibited drug, participating in a criminal group and using a false document in March 2020.…

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Federal judge may be called as witness as Ben Roberts-Smith seeks retrial
Appeals 2025-03-31 1:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge might be called as a witness in accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith’s bid for a retrial in his failed defamation case against Nine.

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